Crack Addicted Ex Con interview-Dominick
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- čas přidán 27. 04. 2023
- Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Dominick, a crack addicted ex con on Skid Row.
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Mark I died laughing when he said I had a job laying down pipe and you said “yea you did” 😂😂😂
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Where I come from laying pipe is f**king girls,and the idea is to lay as much as you can...lol
@@BeautifuluglyDTES nah laying pipe is definitely a gay reference/term popular in the 90s and early 00’s. Mark is pointing out what this guy is not mentioning and over compensating for. He a purty boy 💄
@@BeautifuluglyDTES. A lot of people with addictions have been pro pipelayers at some point. No shade…I am a veteran of the trade!
I laughed at that too
"She took all my money, gave me aids, got me fired, and now I have anger issues." Now that's a country song.
🤣🤣🤣
Sounds like a Blues record to me (Music to cut your wrist by.)
@@KoalaBeer. 😂😂
Hmmmmmm Korean
That’s Waylon good kinda gold right there
Having been a crack addict for over 15 years I found he barely touched the subject. I admire what you are doing Mark and wish you the best.
Did you manage to have money in his pocket after a crack binge... didn't say anything...🤔🥴
So sad I wish him the best. He's not a bad looking guy and seems kind hearted. I hope he finds his happiness 😊
“Paper work is an annoyance to me” smh there are people who help with the paperwork. Full of excuses this guy.
This guy is telling his story with no commas, parenthesis, quotations, exclamation points or periods. It's quite impressive.
Way easier to listen to than people who can't speak fluidly 😂
how can you tell
Wait, did he just say that he was 16 years old, heanswered the door when the cops knocked,fired his gun in the air, and ended up in prison for six years? I think we are missing more than a few punctuation marks here.
Trauma is the gateway drug!
Trauma is the gateway... Drug!!
He hates doing paperwork because he can’t read. He probably has a learning disability that he’s not aware of or was never diagnosed when he was a child.
Agreed
I just visited Berkeley Springs. There’s some rough homes around that area. A lot of poverty. I wish this man the best.
Wish I could hear the other sides of this story….
its not embarrassing receiving help its a blessing
That’s so true. But why do so many people shame people who receive food stamps and other assistance? Just curious.
@@elannathornton-lindsey2817 I think it has to do with the fact that most people are pretty well put together. When you have your stuff together you tend to think that it should be easy for others also. But if you have had hard times yourself its easier to be empathic to other peoples situations
It's the ones that take it greedily or almost expect it. The ones who are embarrassed are the ones who should be getting help.
Good Morning Everybody!👋🤓or whatever time it is in your part of the world. Peace and Love from 6:00am Brooklyn NY🇺🇸 to you and wherever in the world🌍 you are, my SWU fam.
Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii. 🤙🏼
Good morning brother, 4:07 a.m. in Denver CO, kinda rainy outside this morning, have a great weekend my friend!!!!!!!
@Gram #7 Wat up Gram! Yeah, it’s 49° right now and we’re supposed to get some showers today. Enjoy your day brother.
4:22am Saskatoon Sk Canada
Good morning from Tampa, Florida. I'm a little late this morning.
No accountability still at age 48, everybody has to do paperwork to get a job. Glad the kid is far away. Anger issues don’t make a good parent.
He has a reading disability. And the amount of BS the paperwork can put you thru is insane. if you were listening, you wouldve heard he doesnt have a birth certificate. that can be required paperwork. Someone has to create a universal app or website which is simple. too much time wasted with the paperwork
It sure is a completely different situation in regards to drugs in America than here where I live in Vancouver. Cannabis/Marijuana has been legal since 2018,and growing up everybody I went to school with smoked it,and many of us did cocaine as well,but nobody let it get the better of them. They've even legalized all narcotics here in Vancouver B.C., 2.5grams of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, Methamphetamine,and MDA are all allowed to be in your possession now since Jan this year. I find it strange that in some US states they allow for theft up to 900$ to go without criminal charges,but throw the book at you for simple possession,the very thing that these people are stealing for.
I'm Canadian too. No one makes a big deal over weed. Alcohol is another story!
@@baublesanddolls Yeah I agree especially with your stand on Alcohol. I seems almost an American thing,hearing Marijuana is a gateway drug,if there's any drug that is a gateway and helps feed your impulses, it's Alcohol. I personally have done more dumb irresponsible things and drugs when I was intoxicated, unlike when I've smoked a joint and been mellow. I don't ever recall smoking a joint and thinking,"Man ,now let's get something stronger" only thing I ever thought was,I'm hungry,can I look in your fridge...lol
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That’s what happens when you have for-profit prisons. It keeps them open, that’s for sure!
@@sciencenotstigma9534 Its just such a different scenario here in Canada with our prison system, probably for the reason that you pointed out,we don't have prisons for profit, everything is federal and can't be privately owned.
Dominick’s poor mother supporting her kids all through adulthood. No wonder she was always tired.
His brother was the gateway
Mark's pipe comment was HILARIOUS!
Watching from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪 lunch time on my work break , love listening to all the stories 😢
Does listening to all of these American accents sometimes give you a headache? Years ago while stationed in Turkey, I had dinner with a group of contract construction workers from Ireland. As an American, I had to listen VERY closely to understand what they were saying. My maternal grandfather's surname was McKenrick. There were still some remnants of Irish in his daily speech. After breakfast, he would "redd up" the dirty dishes from the table. That meant to gather them, and place them in the sink to be washed.
@@martinmummert5614 Very interesting! I love hearing about culture because so many of us in the U.S. have lost ours…or think we have! I found out a lot of my grandma’s sayings and grammar were Swedish, by studying the language. My dad’s, too, are from his indigenous language. And I’ve got Yiddish speaking relatives? too! We take with us more than we know. Some people who are multiethnic think they’re “nothing,” but I try to learn as much as I can about all my cultures I come from. A community leader at the Indian Center where I live said it’s not how much you have in you, but how far back it goes in your family, in her culture. That makes sense to me. *my phone added a question mark after Yiddish, not me! I can’t see or edit what I’m typing, without erasing everything. Anyone else had that issue on YT?
I LOVE these simple, short form but LOUD messages. We've become so deluded, satiating ourselves with technologies and selfish whims that more of these messages are NEEDED!!! PUT IT ON MSM! Watch how many can argue it successfully....
The message to Tina😂😂😂 I’m dead.
I looked at the comments, for this comment. People are so stuck on the gateway part.
He wanted all the smoke 😂
If she had been Korean, he would’ve found something nice to say about her. 🤣
I believe the same as another person who commented earlier.....I don't think he's anywhere near telling the the truth on himself, or how he contracted HIV. I'm sure his good looks, particularly when he was younger....was used to his advantage.....48 years of living...but his excuses are like he's twenty something. He lacks credibility.
Agreed
I wish him the very best. Initially, i had nothing but criticism then realizing in my arrogance that we all have our struggles. He's young he can get it together.
The last time someone said that to me, I realized youth is relative. If you’re young enough to work and able-bodied, there’s still time! Even if not, getting treatment is worth it! It’s great to be able to enjoy the important people and things in your life! I am grateful for every day in recovery. I found a counselor who is also in recovery, and it made all the difference. I hope he gets some real support behind him. He’s a strong person but we all need and deserve it!
@@sciencenotstigma9534 I agree
Yada yada yada
@@TruthHurtsSoGetAHelmet sending your negativity back at ya..
Young? 😂
Always somebody else’s fault, kind of. 20:43
He not telling the full story on why he got hit with that brick 🤔 imo...i dont believe he telling the full truth about contracting aids either. He has no accountability
I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment.
I agree. Something isn’t right. Well, a lot of things aren’t with this interview.
I agree I can feel the deception in this interview
Says the chick who gave him aids...
yeah who gets 5 years in prison, first gun offense, for shooting in the air? Story not right
@@routinemsp2705
He wants to see his son but he needs to take a look in the mirror and assess whether he is in a good place to see him.
you deserve to see your children in any state. quit the bullshit
For me this interw was exhausting. .. but I did enjoy his story as it unfolded. .... I think this fellow has a future in story telling ...I wish him the best of luck. Seems like a nice guy
I am sorry but as a recovering addict i do not believe that weed is a gateway drug. I am clean from hard drugs but i eat edibles. I have never looked back
He needs to take responsibility for himself.
Ya, tired of these grown ass adults blaming their childhood, maybe you could decide when your childhood is so shitty, you’d make a change?? Do better
Im sorry i can’t be the only one questioning his story. How is someone help on a 1,000,000 dollar bond over an assault and why are they asking if you wanted to press charges if he was already in custody and charges were pressed. If your mom never let the family see you how did you know they put up the restaurant. The process also doesn’t usually take just one day and he said he bonded out the next day. Also how can a drug addict identify where they got HIV. If you’re on drugs how often are you even getting checked? How long was it before you knew you had HIV? I just have so many questions.
yes definitely questioning that story.
You might want to go back and listen again. Yes, you can absolutely have a 1 mil bond on an assault charge. He didn't just punch the guy, he literally bashed his head in with a brick, fractured his skull and left him for dead. Jfc Could easily be upgraded to an attempted murder charge or something similar. And if you can put up that high bond, which the Korean Mom could do, he absolutely could have gotten out. He also said that his Mom did eventually let the girlfriend in the hospital room. Shit got messy when they found out it was her brother that did it, and they ultimately stood by the brother, and Dominic and the girl eventually split. He was also into cocaine and crack, not anything to do with needles. Obviously, he knew where he contracted HIV. Unless he was sleeping with multiple people at the same time, it would have been very obvious. The only other possibility would be that he contracted it from a previous partner, which would also be pretty easy to find out. You don't catch HIV sharing crack pipes. Only IV drug users have that risk.
Tina, you've just been put on blast. Let that man see his son! Dominick, it would be best if you took some responsibility. What if you passed on your disease to Tina. That would piss me off too; you might never see your son.
Good interview wish he the best of luck!
GoodMorning SWU family! Love from Southern California. ❤️
Hi. Love your channel.. can you interview more musicians? That would be awesome, but I'll watch any of your interviews anyway. Cheers
He could be such a handsome man. I feel like if his decisions had just been a little different throughout his life even just his looks and personality could have gotten him very far. He’s still young, I hope he turns it around and moves to Florida to try and salvage a relationship with his son instead of blaming Tina.
The irony of laying pipe and getting fired for laying down the pipe hilarious
Epic comment
This man is gonna make it. He's hardworking determined and has a plan. Go with the process man and it will work itself out. Keep moving. We're all in it together! Carlos. Fellow survivor.
Excuse me brother but your giving me it puts the lotion on the skin vibes.
@@samuelharwood7835. I can’t picture what kind of vibe that is…just curious! 😂
He strikes me as a major story teller.
Lord of lies.
Man with no front teeth 🦷 may not be your hero.
He doesn't take responsibility for his actions! Everything is someone else's fault
@@sciencenotstigma9534 common man check that movie reference and you’ll get it that’s buffalo bill man he must have just made parole just crazy catching him on these CZcams streets
No wonder she moved to Florida if he speaks to her like that
Exactly what I was thinking. The way he looked at the camera and how the word bitch flowed so easily made me think Dom is probably a huge prick and not how he’s trying to come across here. I’m not sure how people don’t see through him like they do others. 🤷🏼♀️
It gave me goosebumps how he turned into a demon when he spoke out to Tina. Crazy scary.
@@Rubbishandpancakes cause he called a bitch a bitch? 😂😂 gtfo your feelings bitch
Thank you for speaking out Dominick, concerning the policies and politicians in LA. ( and SF and CA overall ) They are doing not a single soul a favor. They’ve aided in creating the mess. Stay strong and best of luck to you.
"I had a job layin pipe"
"Yes you did" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bad relatives are a gateway to drugs not weed 😮💨
AbsoFUKNlootly!!!!
Weed is a gateway to drugs. Period.
@@TruthHurtsSoGetAHelmet having no profile pic is the gateway to being a troll 🧌
Mark your pipe comment slayed my whole SWU crew! We all said it in sync with you.
Let him know he can sign up for ADAP to get medications paid for. It's worth it. I've been on it for over 10yrs.
"If you got enough money you can pay anything to anybody to do whatever you want in this country."
Dominic NYC has a lot of programs for persons whom suffer from HIV/AIDS. They also have programs and supportive housing for those whom need the help. You probably would have to go through the shelter at first. As per your reading, you may have a reading disability which isn't anything to be ashamed. You just learn differently. I wish you the best.
That's not love that he feels, that's traumatic abuse and trauma bonding. . Somebody that abuses you by taking your money and emasculating you and then giving you a disease that will eventually kill you, there's nothing to love about that person.
Person Although, if you don't know what a healthy model of love looks like, that's what love looks like
Been there! You put that part about real love, and what it looks like. Self-love works, too…you’re better off alone until you meet the one that treats you well!
I think we've all had some woman in our past that was able to take advantage of us being we were blinded by love. My mother's one word of wisdom i never forgot was that in a relationship there's the one who loves and the one who is loved and that is the one with all the power in the relationship.
Well said. I agree 👍
Thinks that legal weed is too causal… also thinks being drunk and shooting guns off in a city is “possibly bad,” and also needed to clarify he wasn’t trying to shoot anyone. What a winner.
Dominick can go online under the medication maker and sign up for assistance and/or sign up for Ryan White prigram for HIV meds.
Have a feeling he'd be a pretty decent looking guy if he cleaned up and put his life back together. Have another kick at the can my man, it ain't over yet. Hopefully you find the will to hop back on the train we call life. Best of luck to ya. 💜
Shut up
He can be all yours!!
I was thinking the same thing. He does need an updated, cleaned up look though.
One thing that seems a constant in these stories is poor choices. Missing several days of work to have sex doesn't bode well for one's career.
When weed was illegal it was a gateway drug to illegal drugs. By making weed legal, we stop that relationship. I’m surprised you don’t see this after so many videos, Mark
Why not make other drugs legal then?
Thaaaank Yoooou! I say that all the time. Now you don’t have to meet a bunch’a dealers and gangsters for your weed who all have more than just weed. Weed being illegal just introduces you to the drug world. The weed itself doesn’t make you need harder drugs. You just become more comfortable around them and have easier access to them because of the people you end up associating with just to buy a little weed.
If anything, alcohol is the gateway to bad decisions including (other) drugs.
Alcohol is the real gateway drug
@@myeyeswentdeaf6213 True..... what up eyes.
I will never understand why people have a house full of kids and have no house, no food, no money, etc etc to support them with. It happens all the time.
Because people who don’t think things through will rush into having kids when they aren’t prepared to take care of them.
You see A LOT of that on this channel sadly.
I believe he has lived a hard life and has difficulty with paperwork. Things that cause frustration and anger. My gut tells me that there is more and I don’t think his addiction to cocaine is done. He seems edgy. I hope he gets help with paperwork and counseling. He’s young enough to start over and succeed. Coming to you Mark is a start. Shows he wants to be better.
Idk he looks sober to me?
All you girls out there. This guy is eligible. He's a real catch alrighty
Give us Dino the naked drummer please Mark!!! (GG Allin & The Murder Junkies)
THESES LIFE STORIES KEEPS GETTING JAW DROPPING 😮😮😶😖😳😲😦😮😯WOW AND WOE😮BY LOOKING AT THESE INTERVIEWEES ON UNDERBELLY ; YOU WOULD'VE NEVER GUESSED OR IMAGINED THESE CRAZY AND WILD STORES 😮😳😬WOAH😮
Mark! That was so mean lol! " she was taking all your money & giving you aids" 😂😂😂😂 . Mark, you read him for filth. Poor guy, that was a little rude.
Did this dude really just say he shot down a military drone and thought it was an RC airplane?
Being hit in a certain part of the head can cause the kind of brain damage that can cause anger issues. I think maybe he's not getting the help he needs due to needing help with the paperwork. Berkely springs is a beautiful place, but definitely that area is the haves and have nots. Something doesn't feel cohesive completely about his story. He says he doesn't have unprotected sex, but he had a child after learning he was positive. I just feel that either the head injury or something is making it hard for him to pull things together. I wish him luck.
Accountability goes a long way
Not the message to Tina 😂 I shouldn’t of laughed
If weed is legal, it stops being a gateway drug because one doesn't have to associate with dealers.
They have approved human testing for the treatment of HIV with the CRISPR medical advancement. I hope you can be involved with this sometime soon best of luck.
" I had a job laying pipe" said Dominick. The irony of making light of an encounter that may have been life-changing.
I think the idea of grass as a gateway drug is not valid. It's more about a person's circumstances and experiences. Many of us have used marijuana responsibly for decades and nothing else just as many folks have a drink occasionally for years without ever becoming alcoholics. Certainly if someone is already having mental health challenges, many of their decisions are going to be poor ones.
Thats pretty impressive to be able to shoot a flying moving object with a little .22 pistol
get someone to help with paper work. social worker
Shoutout Tyrone Biggums
I’m curious- was the Korean lady on Anti-Retroviral medication?? Because she would have to have a significant viral load in order for HIV transmission to occur. Female to male transmission also represents a low probability (although not impossible).
And how the hell did the Korean lady contract it in the first place??
She could’ve been a prostitute…but I’m also skeptical that he got it from her.
@@SimsGirl4Ever right? It doesn’t really make sense…
@@julieann4616 a lot of his story doesnt make sense
When you have HIV the #1 job in your daily life is take your meds. He mentions Biktarvy. It’s one pill once a day, no side effect. How hard is that?
HIV medications aren’t hard to get like he was trying to say. Ryan White Medicaid pays for all of it. Besides that Ryan white helps with housing etc etc for those in need. This guy is full of excuses and blame.
@@Rubbishandpancakes sounds like your dumb ass knows him personally 😂😂 multiple comments on this one video just to discredit him. get a life bitch
No side effects? That is usually not the case. I am in healthcare. It's like when you hear "you can live normally with one kidney..." Or with a transplanted organ. THERE IS NO FREE LUNCH in healthcare
Did he mention if he was still addicted to drugs? I do wish him the best! Very interesting story!
Damn. I wish his momma would have taught him not to "smack" . 🤯🤯
I didn't notice it till I read this comment
He what?
I bet it’s a problem with his ‘teef’
OMG..lol...I just noticed it now that you pointed it out 😩😂
I don't think he has front teeth. It's not a childhood habit.
Wanna cure? Start exercising and stop drinking alcohol. If you're watching... Keep your eye on those folks that jog and exercise. Your health is everything. And by exercise and meditation you can control that anger issue.
You got fired from laying pipe for laying pipe that’s just downright poetic
And equally pathetic.
Right? He was just trying to do the job. Abusive partners do that a lot, though…demand and all manner of attention from you at inappropriate times…it’s a power play. They like to push your boundaries, just to see if they can.
I remember being young and wild. Slept with so many women. Did so many drugs. So lucky I never got the HIV. I’ve definitely missed work and lost jobs due to running around. Lol. What can you do? 42 now. Married, retired, live with my wife, kids, and dog.
25:29 best part of the interview! you can thank me later
Good luck to you Brother.
I'm so disappointed in your question Mark - "is marijuana a gateway drug?" Are you serious?! Cigarettes are the gateway drug. Btw Dominick wasn't violent with marijuana. He was violent when he was drunk! Alcohol is the second gateway drug. I am really disappointed in the lack of follow up questions.
Mark blew it. I'm deeply disappointed in him for that comment, too. He should know better.
So sad he offended your drug of choice. I'm sure it's healing and is helping you on your 'spiritual ' journey.
Curiosity is a gateway drug. All these decades of marijuana being illegal forced those who were curious (generally young people) to engage with people willing to do illegal things, which almost always included selling harder drugs and often dangerous encounters. There are people still sitting in prison from the '60s, '70's, '80's for possession of small amounts of weed. Alcohol is far more damaging to individuals and society and has caused far more deaths than weed ever has. It's so obvious, it hurts.
@@karenfryberger4260 YESS Karen !!
Mark just doesn't know any better. Mark doesn't do drugs.
Berkeley springs? Wow that’s on the left side of the panhandle. I’m from Jefferson county. Right up in the dmv area. Eastern panhandle for the win. 304 🤙🏻💯
I wish this guy the best he is a nice man has good work ethics
@ soft white underbelly mark we literally said yes u did at the same time 😂😂😂
21:42 -Mark yes you did!!!! LMAO!!!
Lmao!!
😂
USA vs Europe
Like two different universes......
In Europe people live life and in USA people just try survive ......I mean ordinary people, not rich people who are doing well everywhere .......
But USA and L.A looks as an apocalyptic place with so much crime, drugs, prostitution, homeless people every were ......Thank God I was born in the EU where if nothing else you have free insurance ......and meds, social support are soooo much better in E.U
Unfortunately, America was supposed to be an example in the world, but in fact it is the biggest shame of the world
Go back
Is the headline a bit harsh? There seems to be a lot more to the guy. Is he still on crack? I didn’t get that from his interview. 🤔
You got knowone to blame but yourself . Why would anyone give all there money to anyone like that? She used you up and you kept giving it up to her. But ya gotta put the blame on yourself with that one.
You teach people how to treat you!
*Noone
@@ronmexico79
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Noone ???
@@barbaraheed3509 yeah, Noone
Alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine are all "gateway drugs." It isn't just weed.
Nicotine is one of the most addictive drugs of all. Alcohol is more damaging to the person and to society as a whole than weed; weed doesn't kill, alcohol does. Caffeine is definitely habit forming, if not addictive in the true sense. Curiosity is a gateway drug.
@@user-zn9zj4pl4b yea that one's a bit of a stretch☠️
@@karenfryberger4260 Definitely!!
I admire Dominick's candidness regarding his challenges as well as his dedication to work. Not enough attention is paid to how people struggling w/ illiteracy have such huge hurdles in their lives. 130 million Americans are functionally illiterate and do everything they can to hide their shame about it. More than 1/2 of all Americans are only able to read up to a 6th grade level. As much as Dominick is grateful for earning $20/hr for sweeping, these types of jobs aren't full time or stable & don't offer benefits. The economy is rapidly shifting to high tech meaning that many people w/o these types of skills are left scrambling to make a living, pay rent, childcare, transportation, etc. which could be why so many folks end up on the streets using to drugs to escape their dismal condition.
Good morning Mark
Thanks!🔥🤘🏻🔥
Hahahahahaha. Best. Line. Ever.
“I had a job laying pipe.”
“Yes you did.”
I laughed out loud. Don’t care if that comment was low hanging fruit, the timing and delivery was just perfect. I suppose you can add comedian to Mark’s resume which already reads- humanitarian, artist, community activist, photographer and documentarian.
Tina’s not a bitch!
Bless you 💫❤️
I had a job laying pipes..
Marc : Yes you did 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Him: “I had a job laying pipe”
Mark: “Yes you did”
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I laughed out loud 🤣.
I read ur comment the moment he said that😂
Mark is funny. I had no idea 😂
@@couchprincess698 We need more of this side of Mark 😂
@@isaiahcastillo898 🤣🤣 too funny!
It's pay day,,, let's go get our drugs 🤣
😮💨😵💫
Pay bills first. Xoxoox then drugs xoxoxo
@@elainefranco725 wordd
He seems like a good soul. I hope things get better for him. 💚🙏💛
No message to your son.... after never really seeing him, yet you call his only caretaker a B... I can see the anger issues and finger pointing.
Gina is on her way to Family Court to petition for an order of protection. 👀
I bet Tina didn't expect that shoutout
He's seems a bit slow when it comes to relationships. The woman took his money and gave him HIV and he still loves her? Drug addiction is low on the totem of his issues.
I hope Tina’s watching 😂😂😂😂